|Year|Title|Role|Notes|
|---|---|---|---|
|1995|New York Undercover|Herself|"Private Enemy No. 1" (episode 14, season 1), "Tag You're Dead" (episode 2, season 2) [music performance]|
|1998|The Jamie Foxx Show|Ola Mae|"Papa Don't Preach" (episode 14, season 2)|
|1999|Moesha|Herself|"Good Vibrations?" (episode 1, season 5)|
|2001|Angel: One More Road to Cross|Guardian Angel|Direct to DVD|
|2001|Prison Song|Mrs. Butler|Main Role|
|2001|Strong Medicine|Simone Fellows|"History" (episode 4, season 2)|
|2007|Ghost Whisperer|Jackie Boyd|"Mean Ghost" (episode 15, season 2)|
|2007|Entourage|Herself|"Gary's Desk" (episode 8, season 4)|
|2009|I Can Do Bad All By Myself|Tanya|Supporting Role|
|2009|30 Rock|Herself|Guest|
|2010|American Idol|Guest judge/Herself|Auditions were held in Atlanta, Georgia at the Georgia Dome when Blige guest judged.|
|2012|Rock of Ages|Justice Charlier||
|2013|Betty and Coretta|Dr. Betty Shabazz|An original Lifetime movie|
|2013|The X Factor|Guest judge/herself|Blige assisted Nicole Scherzinger at her judge's house in Antigua|
|2013|Black Nativity|Platinum Fro||

Question: how many times has mary j. blige played characters other than herself since her role as mrs. butler?
Answer: 6